Runners in the Class 3A girls cross country state final pass the grandstand for the first time on Nov. 19, 2011 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Estero's Kacy Smith is on the inside along the rail next to Lakewood Ranch's Olivia Ortiz, who won the race. Estero won the team title. Kevin Johnson/Staff

Estero's Katy G. Solis competes in the Class 3A girls cross country state final on Nov. 19, 2011 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Solis finished 12th as the Wildcats captured the state title. Kevin Johnson/Staff

Estero's Maria Frank competes in the Class 3A girls cross country state final on Nov. 19, 2011 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Kevin Johnson/Staff

Estero's Kacy Smith nears the finish line in the Class 3A girls cross country state final on Nov. 19, 2011 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Smith finished eighth, helping the Wildcats captured the team title. Kevin Johnson/Staff

Estero junior Maria Frank nears the finish line in the Class 3A girls cross country state final on Nov. 19, 2011 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Frank finished 20th. Kevin Johnson/Staff

Gulf Coast's Caroline Barlow nears the finish line in 16th place in the Class 3A girls cross country state final on Nov. 19, 2011 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Kevin Johnson/Staff

Estero's Alexa Cline, left, and Fort Walton Beach's April Polite compete in the Class 3A girls cross country state final on Nov. 19, 2011 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Kevin Johnson/Staff

It's time to celebrate for the Estero girls cross country team after winning the Class 3A girls cross country state final on Nov. 19, 2011 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City.

An emotional Estero girls cross country team reacts to the news that the Wildcats won the Class 3A girls cross country state final on Nov. 19, 2011 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Kevin Johnson/Staff

Estero's Kacy Smith and Aja Curth hug while teammates Maria Frank, far left, and Alexa Cline react after the team received word that it won the Class 3A girls cross country state final on Nov. 19, 2011 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Kevin Johnson/Staff

The Estero girls cross country team celebrates its second straight state title, this one after winning the Class 3A race on Nov. 19, 2011 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. From left, coach Jeff Sommer, Aja Curth, Kacy Smith, Bethany Jenkins, Katie Slater, Alexa Cline, Katy G. Solis and Maria Frank. Estero finished the season undefeated, also having won conference, district and regional meets. Kevin Johnson/Staff

St. John Neumann's Patrick Sweeney (1282) competes in the Class 1A boys cross country state final on Nov. 19, 2011 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Kevin Johnson/Staff

St. John Neumann's Thomas Geier sprints to the finish line ahead of teammate Ryan Gingras and Circle Christian's Josh Wainwright in the Class 1A boys cross country state final on Nov. 19, 2011 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Kevin Johnson/Staff

Community School's Justin Casola sprints to the finish line in the Class 1A boys cross country state final on Nov. 19, 2011 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Kevin Johnson/Staff

St. John Neumann senior Christopher Rowe nears the finish line in the Class 1A boys cross country state final on Nov. 19, 2011 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Kevin Johnson/Staff

St. John Neumann's Thomas Geier passes in front of the grandstand in the Class 1A boys cross country state final on Nov. 19, 2011 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Kevin Johnson/Staff

St. John Neumann's Christopher Rowe (1279) passes in front of the grandstand in the Class 1A boys cross country state final on Nov. 19, 2011 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Kevin Johnson/Staff

Community School's Brian Marler passes in front of the grandstand in the Class 1A boys cross country state final on Nov. 19, 2011 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Kevin Johnson/Staff

Community Schooll's Tristan Burfield (249) and Kathryn Dernbach (250) compete in the Class 1A girls cross country state final on Nov. 19, 2011 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Kevin Johnson/Staff

Community School eighth grader Lindsay Tomaini (252) and Northside Christian's Victoria Goodwin sprint to the finish line in the Class 1A girls cross country state final on Nov. 19, 2011 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Kevin Johnson/Staff

As Circle Christian's Ansley Bos and Providence's Danielle Dunn battle, St. John Neumann's Cassandra Fernandez sprints to the finish line in the Class 1A girls cross country state final on Nov. 19, 2011 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Kevin Johnson/Staff

Sarah McBeath of Fort Myers' Evangelical Christian School sprints to 14th place in the Class 1A girls cross country state final on Nov. 19, 2011 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Kevin Johnson/Staff

Community School's Kathryn Dernbach nears the finish line in the Class 1A girls cross country state final on Nov. 19, 2011 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Kevin Johnson/Staff

Immokalee's Jean Deceus competes in the Class 2A boys cross country state final on Nov. 19, 2011 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Kevin Johnson/Staff

Immokalee's Marlene Ramirez (564) and St. Andrew's Kimberly Schumtz sprint to the finish line competes in the Class 2A girls cross country state final on Nov. 19, 2011 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Kevin Johnson/Staff

Naples' Buddy Gates battles Chiles' Christian Buzzard at the finish line in the Class 3A boys cross country state final on Nov. 19, 2011 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Gates finished 19th, one spot ahead of Buzzard. Kevin Johnson/Staff

Palmetto Ridge's Billy Ciprano nears the finish line in the Class 3A boys cross country state final on Nov. 19, 2011 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City.

Estero senior Aaron Rojas (388) crosses the finish line in the in the Class 3A boys cross country state final on Nov. 19, 2011 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Rojas finished his final race as a Wildcat in 10th place. Kevin Johnson/Staff

Community School's Caroline Buigas nears the finish line in the Class 1A girls cross country state final on Nov. 19, 2011 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Kevin Johnson/Staff

Lakewood Ranch's Olivia Ortiz nears the finish line as she captures the Class 3A girls cross country state final on Nov. 19, 2011 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Kevin Johnson/Staff

Community School's Alex Montgomery nears the finish line in the Class 1A boys cross country state final on Nov. 19, 2011 at Little Everglades Ranch in Dade City. Kevin Johnson/Staff